''Magyar Szó'' (, lit. ''Hungarian Word'') is a
Hungarian-language daily newspaper in
Vojvodina
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, Serbia.
History
It was founded in 1944, with the purpose of serving as the information source for the
Hungarian minority of
Vojvodina
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. It is published in
Novi Sad
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. Magyar Szó is considered the main ethnic Hungarian media in Serbia and in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. To begin with, the newspaper was called Szabad Vajdaság, but the name was changed to Magyar Szó in 1945.
The newspaper is a member of MIDAS (
European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages).
Newspapers with same name
There was and is a number of newspapers that bare the same name. Here is a partial list of them:
* ''Magyar Szó (1900–1907)'' – a daily newspaper published in
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
at the beginning of the 20th century;
* ''Magyar Szó (1919–1920)'' – belletristic weekly magazine, published in
Oradea
Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on ...
;
* ''Magyar Szó (1929–1937)'' – a daily newspaper, published in
Oradea
Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on ...
;
* ''Magyar Szó (London)'' – newspaper, briefly published by Hungarian diaspora in London, during and after the
1956 Revolution;
* ''Magyar Szó (New Zealand)'' – Bulletin of the Hungarian Community in New Zealand. .
Magyar Szo
. Hungarian Consulate Records. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
See also
* List of newspapers in Serbia
* Hungarians in Vojvodina
Hungarians in Serbia (; ) are a recognized national minority in Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Hungarians in Serbia is 184,442, constituting 2.8% of the total population, which makes them the second-largest eth ...
* Libertatea (Pančevo)
References
External links
Official website
Archives
of ''Magyar Szó'' (1945–2024) via .
Archives
of ''Magyar Szó'' (1944–2019) via .
Hungarian-language newspapers
Culture of Vojvodina
Mass media in Novi Sad
Mass media in Subotica
Newspapers published in Serbia
Newspapers established in 1944
1944 establishments in Yugoslavia
1944 establishments in Serbia
Hungarians in Vojvodina
Minority languages newspapers
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